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With the 2018 Winter Olympics kicking off in PyeongChang today, the headlines and conversation in the run-up have had very little to do with the opening ceremony, or the games … Continue Reading Has CAS jeapordised the fight against doping?
Alasdair Hooper hosts the eighth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. In this episode we are joined by British figure skating stars Penny … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland
Will Moulton hosts the seventh SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode we are joined by skeleton racer Laura Deas as … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Laura Deas
Alasdair Hooper hosts the sixth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode Alasdair is joined by the Associate Senior Writer of … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: The consequences of the NHL’s no-show with Matt Larkin
Alasdair Hooper hosts the fifth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode alpine skier Charlie Guest chats about her journey to … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Charlie Guest
Alasdair Hooper hosts the fourth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode short track speed skater Charlotte Gilmartin returns to the … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Charlotte Gilmartin
Not all that long ago Scotland supporters were wondering where the national team were going to find defenders. The entire backline had presented problems with many of the regular … Continue Reading The up-and-coming contenders for Scotland’s central defence
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you the third SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. In this episode we take a look at … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Russian doping, Korean unity and who to watch
Alasdair Hooper hosts the second SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode we are joined by British biathlete Amanda Lightfoot who … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Amanda Lightfoot
Alasdair Hooper hosts the first SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode we are joined by Britain’s number one ski cross … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Emily Sarsfield
With no NHL players going to this year’s Winter Olympic games in PyeongChang the men’s tournament will be bereft of the world’s top ice hockey talent. While that is obviously … Continue Reading The ice hockey player who broke his neck and still made the Winter Olympics
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by 2017 SJA Student Sportswriter of the Year Katie Smith to bring you episode 18 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: … Continue Reading Episode 18: Georgina Usher
Second in the table, through to the last 16 of the Champions League and without a league loss in six games. Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United may not seem like they … Continue Reading Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United reign is heading towards meltdown
With the WTA tour back underway Iain Proudfoot tells SportSpiel who we should be keeping an eye on in 2018. The WTA Tour of 2018 began in early January … Continue Reading WTA Tour: The rising stars to watch in 2018
Oli Shaw’s disallowed goal in the Edinburgh Derby last night has raised arguments for goal-line technology to be implemented in the Scottish top flight but it isn’t just stubbornness holding … Continue Reading Why we shouldn’t expect goal-line technology in Scotland any time soon
You have to go back to 2009 to find the last player that wasn’t Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to top the European goalscoring charts for a calendar year. Back … Continue Reading Why you can’t help but admire Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane